The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-10-05
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.

Feathers will drive flowers from bon
nets this fall.
Beaded materials continue as much in
favor as ever
1t is said that polonaises and redingotes
are to prevail in the immediate future.
It's predicted that long velvet redin-
otes, with satin shirts, will be extensively
worn.
A Texas woman has a pet alligator
that wags its tail when his name is
called
Phloxes and lantanas are old-fashioned
flowers, lately initiated in the fashionable
floral jewelry.
Beads about the size of a pea made of
Swiss lapis lazuli are favorite necklaces
for young girls.
Brunettes should not wear pearls, but
they have the exclusive right to anne
thysts and rubies.
New for bonnet trimmings are bands
Of feathers, arranged for winding around
the hat like braid.
White felt sailor hats, with white
band around the crown, are worn with
flannel dresses of any color.
A Florida woman has made bed quilt
containing 16, 600 pieces, each less than
the size of an average thumb-nail.
Clusters of nuts intermingled with
tulle are a novel of trimming sometimes
seen upon Leghorn and Manila hats.
There are only eleven different sorts
of point lace in existence, and several of
these never find their way to this
country.
The women of the Presbyterian Church
Of this country have raised during the
past sixteen years about 81, 150, 600 for
missions.
Miss Minnie E. Folsom, near relative
of Mrs. Grover Cleveland, has become
preceptress of the Brookings Agricultural
College in Dakota.
The Princess of Wales and other Eng
lish women o .Hshion are wearing Leg
horn bonnets, mmed with large flowers,
poppies, ar,emi,ils or roses.
The belle of West Virginia is said to
be Miss Mamie Reynolds, of Charlestown
She is twenty years old, and a perfect
representative of the mountain beauty.
Mrs. Floyd, of Boston, has invented
waterproof bonnet, which is handsome
and dressy enough for almost any occa-
sion, and is absolutely impervious to
moisture.
Military styles will predominant in the
jackets of next season. They will be
adorned with Brandebourgs, frogs,
fourageres and regular aiguilletes tagged
with metal.
/ Blouse waists are very popular, and a
pretty firm belt for them is made by
winding a ribbon two inches wide three
times round the waist and tying it
through heavy antique silver buckle.
4 Jet handkerchiefs are the latest idiocy.
They are of net lace, with jet embroid-
cred borders. When the Jet wears off
they may be utilized as dusting cloths,
but that is all the use that can ever be
made of them.
French adviccs state that the polonaise
increases in numbers and favor over all
other styles of corsages. Made of thin
materials they are sometimes loose, crossed
on the bust, the waist being defined by a
pointed girdle.
Low shoes are very generally worn
they have rounded, not pointed, toes, are
laced across the instep, and have medium
high heels. Dull kid uppers with patent.
leather foxing, or at least tips of patent
leather, aIe most used.
Earrings, while not entirely out OF
fashion, are not worn nearly 50 much es
they were few years ago, and unless
one possesses a diamond set for state
occasions there is very little interest
toward earrings displayed.
Small, short curls are again worn OF
the back hair, sometimes with coil or q
Psyche knot, and again forming all the
back of the coiffure Nets of beads anC
of silver or gilt cord for holding thu
back hair are worn by Parisiennes.
Boston has temperance club exclu
, sively for young unmarried women
Miss Julia Surpluss, Treasurer or the or
ganization, says no member is permitted
r to accept the attentions of man VIII
drinks, no matter how moderately.
r When sashes are worn with basque
. they follow the outline of the front, an'
4 may be folded narrow and fiat, or lef
wide or loose, as is more becoming to tn
/. wearer The loops pass under tn
b position, making the back very bout
FAINT.
: Queen Victoria is mourning the deaf
Il of her old nurse, Miss Skerrltt, who re
Gently passed away at the mature age G
a ninety-four. Miss Skerritt had see
, service under Queens Charlotte an
Adelaide; and had nursed Queen Vic
o toria, the Prince of Wales, and othe
royal children.